Posts published in Day: January 28, 2019

An HIV-positive American has leaked online the names of 14,200 Singaporeans and foreigners also diagnosed in the city-state with the human immunodeficiency virus, the Health Ministry said on Monday. U.S. citizen Mikhy Farrera Brochez lived in Singapore from 2008 and was convicted in 2017 on numerous drug-related and fraud offences, including lying to the Ministry of Manpower about his own HIV status, the Health Ministry said. He was deported after…

The European Commission has approved allocation of EUR 44 mln, or co-finance 50%, for a development project of natural gas transmission and storage company Conexus Baltic Grid that deals with improvements to Incukalns underground gas storage facility’s infrastructure and safety of equipment at the facility, Conexus CEO Zane Kotane informed LETA. The total cost of the project is EUR 88 mln, and the project will be carried out until 2025.…

Lithuania’s Interior Ministry said on Monday it is seeking the dismissal of Kestutis Lukosius, head of the country’s Fire and Rescue Department, following an internal investigation which showed he breached the law. The investigation revealed that Kestutis Lukosius broke the law when he extended the existing lease contract for five aerial ladders for another five years. The final decision on his dismissal will be made by the Cabinet. The materials…

This is the moment a brazen thief steals a famous painting in front of staff and tourists at Russia’s top art gallery in broad daylight yesterday. Police have arrested a man they believe stole the artwork, ‘Ai-Petri. Crimea’, painted by 19th century artist Arkhip Kuindzhi. State television aired footage of a man calmly taking the painting off the wall at Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery and walking away with it. The gallery said…

According to the European Parliament, Aleksejs Loskutovs (New Unity) has replaced Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) in the European Parliament this week. LETA has not been able to get a hold of the former head of the Corruption Prevention Bureau and MP to find out whether he plans to run in the upcoming European Parliament elections. The European Parliament has a similar principle as the Latvian Parliament – if an MP…

The 2019 Spring Storm exercise (Kevadtorm), a large-scale military practice exercise of the Estonian Defence Forces and NATO allied units, will be held in the two counties that together make up Estonia’s Virumaa region. Some 10,000 military personnel are expected to participate. The exercise, set to begin on 29 April, will take place in Lääne-Viru and Ida-Viru County, the Baltic News Service wrote on Monday. When exactly it will end…

The Finance Ministry plans to submit the 2019 budget project to parliament on March 8, LETA was informed by the Finance Ministry. The government of Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) has already begun active work on the preparation of this year’s budget. Finance Minister Janis Reirs (New Unity) is planning on acquainting government partners on the new timeline of the budget approval process next week. After discussion among government…

In an interview on the LNT television channel this morning, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) said that the coalition should agree on one candidate to nominate for president. Krisjanis Karins said that this is his opinion, and added that he knows that Saeima groups are already discussing possible candidates behind the scenes. Meanwhile, National Alliance MP Rihards Kols said in an interview in today’s edition of the Neatkariga newspaper…